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The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, TN · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UTK

Public institution in Knoxville, TN · 28,763 undergraduates · 46% acceptance rate · $60,249 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,109901st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,484861st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$31,9741,312th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$32,6581,023rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$20,500679th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,249530th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,782673rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.5%327th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.1%216th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
46.0%225th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1304188th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
28,76360th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.7%1,669th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 154 mi (BNA)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 93 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,456$69,338
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,490$66,377
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,331$69,338
Computer Sciencebachelors$67,450$65,387
Nuclear EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,409$75,204
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$60,185$66,653
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,637$56,901
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$53,839$52,584
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$53,005$55,590
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,690$45,794
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,970$50,105
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$50,270$53,358

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $23,708,468 (M $12,260,488 · W $11,447,980)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s 28,763 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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